![]() ![]() ![]() By chapter two, the text shifts back to the history of typhoid fever and gives readers a no-nonsense look at the gory realities of this horrid disease. Review: This narrative nonfiction essentially begins with in media res-Typhoid Mary is running from people who want to catch her and take her blood. With glossary, timeline, list of well-known typhoid sufferers and victims, further resource section, author’s note, and source notes. It will keep readers on the edges of the seats wondering what happened to Mary and the innocent typhoid victims. ![]() This gripping story follows this tragic disease as it shatters lives from the early twentieth century to today. Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary is the first middle-grade trade book that tells the true story of the woman who unwittingly spread deadly bacteria, the epidemiologist who discovered her trail of infection, and the health department that decided her fate. ![]() They were brought together by typhoid fever, a dreaded scourge that killed tens of thousands of Americans each year. GoodReads Summary: In March 1907, the lives of three remarkable people collided at a New York City brownstone where Mary Mallon worked as a cook. Published: March 10, 2015 by Calkins Creek ![]()
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